Office of the Historian

November 1959–December 1960, the Political Crisis of April 1960: The March 15 Election and Resulting Crisis; Overthrow of President Syngman Rhee; U.S. Relations With the Government of President Po Sun Yun

315. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Korea

Washington, May 4, 1960, 6:27 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795B.00/5–360. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Lane and cleared by Bane and Parsons. Repeated to Tokyo and CINCPAC.

316. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Korea

Washington, May 5, 1960, 8:25 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795B.00/5–560. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Jenkins and Parsons, cleared by Bane, Peterson, and Raymond A. Hare in G. Repeated to CINCPAC for POLAD. The telegram originated with and closely follows the text of a May 4 memorandum from Jenkins to Parsons. (Ibid., FE/EA Files: Lot 63 D 168, K1. A2 Political Briefing Papers)

317. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State

Seoul, May 7, 1960, 5 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795B.00/5–760. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Tokyo and CINCPAC.

318. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Korea

Washington, May 10, 1960, 4:47 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795B.00/5–760. Confidential. Drafted by Bane and cleared by Steeves and Parsons.

320. Memorandum of Discussion at the 447th Meeting of the National Security Council

Washington, June 8, 1960.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted on June 15 by Boggs.

321. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Korea

Washington, June 11, 1960.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795B.00/6–1160. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Macdonald and approved by Bane and Parsons. The time of transmission is illegible.

323. Memorandum of Conversation

Seoul, June 20, 1960, 2:10 p.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Miscellaneous Material. Secret; Limit Distribution. The meeting was held at Kyung My Lai. No drafter is indicated, but a note on the source text states that the text was approved as accurate in the White House on June 27.

324. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State

Seoul, July 3, 1960, 3 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795B.00/7–360. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Transmitted in two sections.

325. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Korea

Washington, July 11, 1960, 8:58 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795B.00/7–360. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Macdonald and cleared by Bane, Steeves, and Parsons.

326. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Korea

Washington, July 21, 1960, 6:11 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795B.00/7–1860. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Macdonald and Vettel and cleared by Bane, Steeves, and Parsons.

328. Letter From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Parsons) to the Ambassador to Korea (McConaughy)

Washington, August 12, 1960.

Source: Department of State, FE Files: Lot 62 D 26, McConaughy. Secret; Official–Informal. Drafted by Macdonald on August 10 and cleared by Bacon and Peterson.

329. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Korea

Washington, August 20, 1960, 5:24 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795B.13/8–2060. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Macdonald and cleared by Bane, Parsons, Weiss in U/MSC, and William I. Cargo, Director of IO/UNP.

330. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State

Seoul, August 24, 1960, 6 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795B.13/8–2460. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution.

331. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower

Washington, September 14, 1960, 9 a.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries. Secret. Prepared by John S.D. Eisenhower. McConaughy was in Washington on home leave.

332. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State

Seoul, October 13, 1960, 10 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795B.00/10–1360. Secret; Priority. Transmitted in two sections and also sent to CINCPAC.

333. National Intelligence Estimate

Washington, November 22, 1960.

Source: Department of State, INR–NIE Files. Secret. According to a note on the cover sheet, the CIA and the intelligence organizations of the Departments of State, the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Joint Staff participated in the preparation of this estimate. All members of the USIB concurred in this estimate on November 22, except the AEC and FBI representatives who abstained because the subject was outside their jurisdiction.

334. National Security Council Report

Washington, November 28, 1960.

Source: Department of State, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 6018 Series. Top Secret. In addition to the members of the NSC, copies of this report were provided to the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Director of Central Intelligence.

335. Memorandum of Discussion at the 469th Meeting of the National Security Council

Washington, December 8, 1960.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Prepared by Boggs.

336. Memorandum of Discussion at the 470th Meeting of the National Security Council

Washington, December 20, 1960.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Prepared by Boggs on December 21.